What's the best program to use when making a zine? - We Make Zines2016-12-09T14:15:04Zhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/2288844:Topic:8732?id=2288844%3ATopic%3A8732&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI use Microsoft Publisher to…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2016-08-02:2288844:Comment:4541172016-08-02T02:38:25.275ZTom Bartletthttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/TomBartlett
<p>I use Microsoft Publisher to create the layout. I think the option is called "Booklet". Pretty straight forward. Then I drag and drop the artworks and when everything is in place I convert the whole document to a PDF, for me, it's easier to print but you could skip that last step and go print direct from the document. Cheers!</p>
<p>I use Microsoft Publisher to create the layout. I think the option is called "Booklet". Pretty straight forward. Then I drag and drop the artworks and when everything is in place I convert the whole document to a PDF, for me, it's easier to print but you could skip that last step and go print direct from the document. Cheers!</p> this handy software called a…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2016-07-22:2288844:Comment:4535902016-07-22T07:06:26.432ZDingushttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/MaxKelley
<p>this handy software called a piece of paper, But you'll need to buy some peripherals, such as a pen, scissors, and (optional) staples.</p>
<p>this handy software called a piece of paper, But you'll need to buy some peripherals, such as a pen, scissors, and (optional) staples.</p> I have now found out that the…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2016-06-17:2288844:Comment:4523832016-06-17T23:19:14.499ZJim Thyerhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/JimThyer
<p>I have now found out that the latest version 15 of Clickbook no longer supports the Zine printing option, so have had to modify my process.</p>
<p>I prepare the 8 pages in Word, then save as pdf. I then shuffle pages 1 to 8, 4 to 1, 4 to 2 and 4 to 3, (Page numbers are the numbers after each move.) Then invert pages 1-4. At this stage I still use Clickbook with the 8-up page selection. </p>
<p>The comment from Clickbook says "</p>
<div>ClickBook 15 does not support Zine, French Fold, or 8…</div>
<p>I have now found out that the latest version 15 of Clickbook no longer supports the Zine printing option, so have had to modify my process.</p>
<p>I prepare the 8 pages in Word, then save as pdf. I then shuffle pages 1 to 8, 4 to 1, 4 to 2 and 4 to 3, (Page numbers are the numbers after each move.) Then invert pages 1-4. At this stage I still use Clickbook with the 8-up page selection. </p>
<p>The comment from Clickbook says "</p>
<div>ClickBook 15 does not support Zine, French Fold, or 8 page signature. These layouts print upside-down and that is not supported with the new driver model we are using for Windows 10. We are still working on a solution"</div>
<div>This response was in April, and same answer in June, Are they really trying?</div>
<div>Jim Thyer</div>
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<p></p> Holy Shit bro! thanks for mak…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2014-09-28:2288844:Comment:4099832014-09-28T04:44:38.491ZZINE THIEFhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/ZINETHIEF
<p>Holy Shit bro! thanks for making this. You even had your pages laid out right for odd and even printing on a one side machine.. You have no idea how many people fuck that up. This looks like a great general guidebook and I'm so glad it printed off fine the first time. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Milo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/2288844:Topic:8732#2288844Comment8792"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Several years ago I made a "booklet" for work (it's…</div>
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<p>Holy Shit bro! thanks for making this. You even had your pages laid out right for odd and even printing on a one side machine.. You have no idea how many people fuck that up. This looks like a great general guidebook and I'm so glad it printed off fine the first time. <br/> <br/> <cite>Milo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/2288844:Topic:8732#2288844Comment8792"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Several years ago I made a "booklet" for work (it's not a zine, right *wink*) called "Layout for Non-designers". It was made specifically for the students/instructors and focuses a little on Quark XPress. The overall concepts, however, may be a good guide. Emma, in your case take a look at page 6. It explains my zinester math to doing layout.<br/> <br/> It's uploaded as a PDF file, and can be printed 2-sided and stapled.<br/> <br/> xoMilo</div>
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i'd say like…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2014-07-17:2288844:Comment:4039692014-07-17T01:03:02.306Zanna phttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/annap
<p>hi alphabet zoo,</p>
<p>i'd say like most things in the zine world there is no specific formula. i have found that giving people access to a zine master (i.e.: my laid out zine that i would feed through the photocopier) is a really useful way to help them think about the move from writing and layout to the photocopied object that is a zine. i also tend to take a long loads of different kinds of zines for people to look at so they can see the diversity of things that qualify as 'a…</p>
<p>hi alphabet zoo,</p>
<p>i'd say like most things in the zine world there is no specific formula. i have found that giving people access to a zine master (i.e.: my laid out zine that i would feed through the photocopier) is a really useful way to help them think about the move from writing and layout to the photocopied object that is a zine. i also tend to take a long loads of different kinds of zines for people to look at so they can see the diversity of things that qualify as 'a zine'.</p>
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<p>best wishes!</p>
<p>anna<br/> <br/> <cite>alphabet zoo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/2288844:Topic:8732?id=2288844%3ATopic%3A8732&amp;page=4#2288844Comment399559"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hello, we have been running zine workshops down here in South Africa for the past year and a half but we not sure if we are doing it all right. Is there a specific formula for running zine workshops? Are there rules on what NOT do when running a zine workshop? </p>
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</blockquote> InDesign is always perfect if…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2014-06-15:2288844:Comment:4011322014-06-15T07:39:47.089ZThrive Collectivehttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/ThriveCollective
<p>InDesign is always perfect if you can wrap your head around it. </p>
<p>InDesign is always perfect if you can wrap your head around it. </p> I use a program Clickbook by…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2014-06-12:2288844:Comment:4001132014-06-12T23:58:06.285ZJim Thyerhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/JimThyer
<p>I use a program Clickbook by Blue Squirrel which costs $US50.</p>
<p>It is a printing program, you print to it instead of your regular printer, and it enables the 8 pages of the Zine to be converted to one sheet, which then prints as a regular item.</p>
<p>It also enables printing to booklets and many other options. </p>
<p>Simply prepare the information (pictures and/or text) over the 8 pages in your favourite program (Word, Publisher, In-Design Open Office or whatever), print to Clickbook…</p>
<p>I use a program Clickbook by Blue Squirrel which costs $US50.</p>
<p>It is a printing program, you print to it instead of your regular printer, and it enables the 8 pages of the Zine to be converted to one sheet, which then prints as a regular item.</p>
<p>It also enables printing to booklets and many other options. </p>
<p>Simply prepare the information (pictures and/or text) over the 8 pages in your favourite program (Word, Publisher, In-Design Open Office or whatever), print to Clickbook printer, set Zine as the format and print.</p>
<p>Saves all the messing around with cut &amp; paste, having to get items in the correct orientation.</p>
<p>After printing simply fold, cut the appropriate part and make the Zine. Well worth the cost for its ease of use and other printing options.</p>
<p>Jim Thyer</p>
<p></p> Hello, we have been running z…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2014-06-03:2288844:Comment:3995592014-06-03T05:28:17.400Zalphabet zoohttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/alphabetzoo
<p>Hello, we have been running zine workshops down here in South Africa for the past year and a half but we not sure if we are doing it all right. Is there a specific formula for running zine workshops? Are there rules on what NOT do when running a zine workshop? </p>
<p>Hello, we have been running zine workshops down here in South Africa for the past year and a half but we not sure if we are doing it all right. Is there a specific formula for running zine workshops? Are there rules on what NOT do when running a zine workshop? </p> I used Scribus to create a zi…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-11-21:2288844:Comment:3758802013-11-21T01:38:31.362ZKari Tervohttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/KariTervo
<p>I used Scribus to create a zine recently. I'm a cut-and-paster, so digital creations were new to me. If you're like me, you will want to do the Scribus tutorial to get the basics down. Like Colin said--it's not intuitive. I did the first few sections of the tutorial, and that worked fine for me to put my zine together. If you want more advanced effects, you'll find those there, too, or you can just explore with the pull-down menus. Watch out for the changed file names in the Scribus…</p>
<p>I used Scribus to create a zine recently. I'm a cut-and-paster, so digital creations were new to me. If you're like me, you will want to do the Scribus tutorial to get the basics down. Like Colin said--it's not intuitive. I did the first few sections of the tutorial, and that worked fine for me to put my zine together. If you want more advanced effects, you'll find those there, too, or you can just explore with the pull-down menus. Watch out for the changed file names in the Scribus tutorial! It will ask you to work with a certain file, but they changed the name to something else and didn't change the accompanying text.</p>
<p>Scribus did the trick for my introductory needs. I think it would also work for people who are more skilled in such programs.</p>
<p>To create my zine, I actually used three programs: Scribus, GIMP (kind of a free, open-source Photoshop), and Acrobat Pro. You'll need Acrobat with the current version of Scribus, because it has a bug that won't let you print. So you have to export your pages to Acrobat and print from there. Just a warning, because it took me forever to figure out that it was just broken. :p</p> I use Scribus for layouts. It…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-11-20:2288844:Comment:3755982013-11-20T21:12:33.163ZColin Tedfordhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/ColinTedford
<p>I use Scribus for layouts. It's free and open-source, though not super user-friendly. I used to use Serif PagePlus, which is not free (at least I remember eventually having to pay to get some feature I wanted -- maybe PDF export) but is somewhat friendlier than Scribus. Both are fine programs. I produce a PDF as my master copy to give to the printer.</p>
<p>Desktop publishing programs in general aren't all that intuitive (at least to me), but I've found them to be worth the initial effort. i…</p>
<p>I use Scribus for layouts. It's free and open-source, though not super user-friendly. I used to use Serif PagePlus, which is not free (at least I remember eventually having to pay to get some feature I wanted -- maybe PDF export) but is somewhat friendlier than Scribus. Both are fine programs. I produce a PDF as my master copy to give to the printer.</p>
<p>Desktop publishing programs in general aren't all that intuitive (at least to me), but I've found them to be worth the initial effort. i think everyone who makes zines should do at least a couple by hand, but doing it on the computer definitely simplifies things.</p>